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Workers in hundreds of UK’s Crown post offices will strike on November 4 in a row over jobs and pay, the Communication Workers Union has said. They will join Royal Mail workers, who will strike over privatisation on the same day. The British Broadcasting Corporation reported that CWU said Post …

The Virginian-Pilot Man charged in USPS attempted robberyWAVY-TV(WAVY) – Investigators have charged a man in connection with an attempted robbery and bomb threat at a Chesapeake post office Tuesday morning. Kelly O'Sullivan with the Chesapeake Police Department told WAVY.com the incident occurred in the 1400 …Suspect in custody after attempted robbery, …

1 in custody in robbery attempt at Chesapeake post officeThe Virginian-PilotPolice have taken a man into custody in connection with an attempted robbery this morning at a post office, in which the robber implied he'd left behind a bomb. A man tried to rob the post office in the 1400 …

Car crashes through window of Palmyra Post OfficeMPNnow.comVictor $12.3 million budget is less than 2013 … Car crashes through window of Palmyra Post Office … Car crashes through window of Palmyra Post Office. The post office will be closed until repairs are done but the incident should not affect postal …

$36000 in marijuana seized at Natchez post officeMississippi Press (blog)Adams County Sheriff Chuck Mayfield said Monday his office was alerted by federal postal inspectors of a suspicious package addressed to an unoccupied home. Mayfield tells The Natchez Democrat the package, which originated in California and had a …Marijuana seized at Natchez …

$36K in marijuana seized at Natchez post officeJackson Clarion LedgerNATCHEZ, MISS. — A 28-year-old Natchez man has been arrested on charge he tried to have approximately $36,000 worth of marijuana shipped to him. Adams County Sheriff Chuck Mayfield said Monday his office was alerted by federal postal inspectors of … More: …

A replica of America’s most famous stamp printing mistake, and most sought after collector’s stamp, is available for purchase at the Brush Post Office. More: continued here

PORTLAND — Seven people were arrested after a protest led to a scuffle inside a Portland post office Tuesday, police said. A group called Portland Communities and Postal Workers United sent out a statement before the protest, saying in part, "We protest the privatization of the public postal service." Click …

The Virginian-Pilot Suspect in custody after attempted robbery, bomb threat at Chesapeake post officewtkr.comChesapeake, Va. – A man is now in custody following an attempted robbery and bomb threat at a Chesapeake post office. It happened at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 29. The Emergency Dispatch Center received a call …

Commemorative stamp available at Brush Post OfficeBrush News TribuneLisa Jager/News-Tribune The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has reprinted the famous Inverted Jenny stamp (l), which got its name as 100 of these first airmail stamps were printed with an upside down plane and sold by mistake in 1918. As a twist …